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What tradition at Sultan Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULTAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530855001438
Sultan Elementary School
501 Date St., Sultan, WA 98294 · (360) 793-9830 · Snohomish County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
274 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 68% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sultan Elementary School→Sultan Middle School
Based on grade levels within Sultan School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
WA avg 58.4% . -7.5pp since 2014
Math
58.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.3% | 52.4% |
| 2022-23 | 56.7% | 50.2% |
| 2021-22 | 54.7% | 48.7% |
| 2018-19 | 69.4% | 58.4% |
| 2017-18 | 57.4% | 55.4% |
| 2016-17 | 49.1% | 47.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.1% | 53.6% |
| 2014-15 | 63.4% | 59.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Washington's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sultan Elementary School
Sultan Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sultan Elementary School this school | 676 | 40.5% | 57.3% |
| South Bay Elementary Lacey | 595 | 42.4% | 53.6% |
| Stevens Creek Elementary Lake Stevens | 701 | 34.2% | 72.0% |
| Ptarmigan Ridge Elementary School Orting | 723 | 38.9% | 41.0% |
| Shaw Road Elementary Puyallup | 615 | 35.1% | 60.8% |
| Maple Lawn Elementary Sumner | 628 | 36.8% | 70.6% |
Matched among Washington elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sultan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Snohomish County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #305 of 936 | #46 of 105 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #276 of 1,103 ▲ 116 | #37 of 106 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #391 of 1,102 ▼ 24 | #50 of 106 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #239 of 928 | #24 of 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #43 of 1,268 | #11 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #824 of 1,085 | #78 of 109 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #537 of 1,088 | #76 of 110 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.5% | #792 of 1,169 | #62 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.4% | #53 of 257 | #7 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
676
+219 (+48%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 818
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 676 | 39.8 | 17.0:1 | 41% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 42.3 | 14.6:1 | 43% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 39.3 | 15.9:1 | 49% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 44% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 33.7 | 16.5:1 | 54% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 32 | 17.0:1 | 54% (293) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 27 | 18.4:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 32 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 818 | 38 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sultan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (557 to 676); teachers up 18% (33.7 to 39.8).
About Sultan Elementary School
Sultan Elementary School is a large elementary school with its address in Sultan, Washington. It teaches 676 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 78% more students than the average for elementary schools in Washington (about 380).
Sultan School District is the district for Sultan Elementary School. It has 8 schools and 2,139 students.
About 59% of the student body at Sultan Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
A staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 17.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Washington is similar, at 17.3:1. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Snohomish County is similar, at 41%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sultan Elementary School would score about 53.0%. It scores 57.3%, 4.3 points above that figure.
For Snohomish County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $111,246, about 38% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 227 public schools and about 118,688 students.
Measured in a straight line, Sultan Virtual Academy is less than a tenth of a mile from Sultan Elementary School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Sultan Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Sultan Elementary School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
The school counted 457 students in 2020-21 and 676 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.8:1 to 17.0:1.
Sultan Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Snohomish County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sultan School District
- Sultan Senior High SchoolHigh · 581 students
- Sultan Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Gold Bar ElementaryElementary · 313 students
- Sky Valley OptionsHigh · 34 students
- Student Services SchoolElementary · 32 students
- Sultan Virtual AcademyCombined · 30 students
Other schools in Sultan
- Sultan Senior High SchoolHigh · 581 students
- Sultan Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Sky Valley OptionsHigh · 34 students
- Student Services SchoolElementary · 32 students
- Sultan Virtual AcademyCombined · 30 students
- Open Doors Youth ReengagementHigh · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Sultan Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 30
- Student Services School0.0 mi · 32
- Sultan Middle School0.3 mi · 462
- Sultan Senior High School0.5 mi · 581
- Open Doors Youth Reengagement0.5 mi · 11
- Sky Valley Options0.5 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Sultan Elementary SchoolHow large is Sultan Elementary School?
Sultan Elementary School enrolls approximately 676 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sultan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sultan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sultan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sultan Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sultan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sultan Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Sultan Elementary School?
Sultan Elementary School is overseen by Sultan School District in Snohomish County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.